Burma: Govt Investigation Commission Concludes First Trip to Arakan State
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Arakan State Investigation Commission members
By THE IRRAWADDY
RANGOON — A government commission examining a series of militant attacks and human rights violations by security forces in northern Arakan State wrapped up their first investigation trip to the area on Tuesday.
The Arakan State Investigation Commission, led by Burma’s military-appointed vice president U Myint Swe, toured villages in Maungdaw Township on Sunday. They visited the police outposts that were attacked by militants on Oct. 9 and Muslim villages where rights groups have reported that abuses including rape, extrajudicial killings and arson were committed by government troops.
The 13-member commission was formed in earlier this month by Burma’s President U Htin Kyaw to look into the causes of attacks ...